Friday, October 09, 2009

I'm leaving. MY WIFE and I will be on vacation for 9 or 10 days. Therefore, if you ever had any plans for breaking into our house, now is the time to do so. If you rob us, would you please take the boa constrictor? He's been nothing but trouble ever since he got to be 12 feet long. Now that he's reached 17-and-a-half... Oh! And don't mind the greenish cloud hovering over the bedroom. That's just a little chemistry experiment I was conducting involving cyanide. By the way, would you please say "Hello!" to our neighbor, Sergeant Wilson of the Watertown Police, and thank him for bringing in our mail every day? Heck, he may even be in the house when you get there, so you might not have to make a special trip next door. If he isn't there, though, and the snake appears a bit chubby, would you turn the snake upside down and kind of shake him? If a badge falls out, I'd appreciate it if you'd call a vet. Thanks!

Before I go, let me tell you about the most wonderful people in the world. Everybody mentioned below has done something to help further the Thanksgiving Comes First cause. I truly can not adequately express my thanks. This means so much to me, and all of you are so kind, I... I...

[tears copiously flow from Jim's eyes]

*sniff*

I'd go on, but I'm getting the snake wet. Here are the places you should visit during my absence.

Desmond Jones directed me to a past post of his that is in the spirit.

Dr. Grumpy has an open letter to President Obama asking that something be done.

Brinkbeest, who is wonderfully Dutch, and thus, while in sympathy, has more of a desire to see Sinterklaas come first, which you'll understand when you read it.

Uncle Skip (not really MY uncle - he just calls himself that) at Rants And Musings has this post. He wants Halloween to come first. I'm down with that, too.

Sarah, at the whimsically-named Que Sarah Sarah, has the logo posted on her sidebar.

It will take many hundreds or thousands of blog postings to make an impact on some of the dolts and cretins who are running major corporations these days. This is a wonderful start, but please urge your readers to do something - anything - to push things further. Putting the logo up is always helpful, even if you don't do a posting of any considerable length.

If I've missed anyone's posts or other contributions to the fray, my apologies. Please drop me a line and tell me about your stuff. I'll make amends.

Anyway, I really do thank you. I'll be back on October 20th. The following will be closer to the truth with each passing day...

Soon, with more better stuff.

[The lovely photo at top was stolen from Meadowmere Resort. If that's what their table looks like, it surely must be a grand place! Why not go there?]

Have a great vacation! Hope you go somewhere fun where there are no red & green decorations up yet! The countdown is on, I'll be posting mine in just 23 days. Hope it has the same impact then because I am in agreement with Uncle Skip about Halloween :-]

Have a great trip, Jim.Sorry I have been off cuircuit for a while so to speak - been up to my neck in roasts - please to report the smoke is clearing and I shall start writing and commenting again soon.I will have a look at your latest postings - made a comment last night but it disappeared into hyperspace to the little green men - they will not possible understand it ~ Eddie

LOL about your burglar-scare-off. If I understand it correctly, Michelle is going to pay your snake a visit ;-) Thanks for calling me wonderfully Dutch. The truth shall be told, I'm both ;-) Hope you have a wonderful vacation.

And this post and all the comments reminds me that I have been a bit (an understatement, to be sure) lax in doing up my own "Thanksgiving First" post too. Gonna have to get cracking on that and do it soon.Have a great vacatio -and a well-deserved one too.

Will miss you, Jim...Hope you and your wife have a wonderful and relaxing time!!! BTW, where is that Thanksgiving First Badge...I want one...I'm going to look around your site as soon as I post this comment... All the best to you, my friend! ~Hugs, Janine

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